Sep
30
Work on Your Craft
Employees sell their time and energy on the labor market. In a free market, we are compensated for the value
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Chris Lettieri
Sep
23
Make Your Goals a Habit
In Part 1 we covered why we should pay attention to the daily decisions we make and how these minor
4 min read
Sep
16
Small Choices x Consistency = Big Results
Decisions Compound Over Time
Big, audacious goals like running a marathon, writing a book, or building a company do not
2 min read
Sep
09
Write for Yourself to Solve Problems
You’ve probably been told to write more or seen some advice that “engineers should start a blog”. I’d
2 min read
Sep
02
Tiny Thoughts: What Would You Do If You Knew It Would Fail?
Last week, we discussed how to prioritize what you work on. Now, I want to to step back and help
1 min read
Aug
26
Tiny Thoughts: Prioritizing What to Work On
I have a lot of interests and ideas. I bet you do too. And it’s great to explore new
2 min read
Aug
19
Tiny Thoughts: A Little Better Each Day
Make it a point to get a little better each day. Whatever your current focus is, whatever your goals, just
1 min read
Aug
12
Apache Iceberg vs Apache Parquet: Metadata Deep Dive
Apache Iceberg is a table format for huge analytic tables. Iceberg brings the ability to treat your cloud storage data
7 min read
Aug
04
Rethink that Side Hustle
Like many of you, I too had been sold the idea of quitting your 9 to 5 by growing your
2 min read
Jul
27
4 Habits for Career Growth & Enjoyment
I was recently asked to give some advice to engineers new to the industry. Here is a short list of
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